# besoffen

besoffen is a German adjective meaning “drunk”. Forms: besoffener/besoffner, am besoffensten.

## Forms

- Comparative: besoffener/besoffner
- Superlative: am besoffensten

## In other languages

- Русский: пьяный
- Українська: пʼяний

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ drunk
2. made with alcohol
   - besoffenes Huhn — beer-can chicken
3. _colloquial_ canned; drunk; drunken; full
   - Besoffen zu sein bringt nur Nachteile.

## Examples

- Tom sagte, er glaube, der Pilot sei besoffen. — Tom said he thought the pilot was drunk.
- Auch Tom war besoffen. — Tom was also drunk.
- Ich war besoffen. — I was drunk.
- Tom ist besoffen. — Tom is smashed.
- Er war so besoffen, dass er sich nicht auf den Beinen halten konnte. — He was so drunk he couldn't stand up.

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